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About The voice. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 1946-195? | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1950)
Official and Legal Newspaper Thursday, September 21, 1950 St. Benedict’s Church to Observe 30tli Anniversary Sept. 24, Omaha On Sunday, September 24th, St. Benedict’s Catholic Church will celebrate its 30th anniversary. Since early sum mer a complete renovation, of the interior and exterior, of the Church building has been effected. And through the donations of the parishioners and the children of St. Bene dict’s Grade School, a beautiful public shrine has been erected. His Excellency, Gerald T. Ber gan, Archbishop of Omaha, will conduct the dedication ceremon ies. Visitors are invited to join with the parishioners in taking part in this ceremony at St. Bene dict the Moor Catholic church, 2423 Grant street; and to enjoy the refreshments and “Open House” which will follow the dedication. Then there will be an unveil ing and dedication o? the new shrine. The shrine, constructed by Mr. Gerald Taylor of St. Bene dict’s parish, will be in honor of Blessed Martin de Porres a col ored man who has been official ly recognized by the world-wide Catholic church as having been most outstanding in holiness of life. At the conclusion of the ded ication ceremonies, refreshments will be served in the recently re novated lunch room by the mem bers of the Ladies Progressive Club and the P. T. A. of St. Bene dict’s school; the staff members of the Christ Child Center will also assist. “Open House” will be most welcome, and facilities now enjoyed at St. Benedict’s. There will be a special display of a rather cornjSTb'te historical history of St. Benedict’s. Father Francis Cassily, S. J., of Creighton university, was the leading figure in the opening of the St. Benedict’s church in 1920. For three years the church oc cupied a frame residence located at 2429 Parker street, and the membership grew rapidly to twro hundred. In 1923, on April 3rd, the feast of St. Benedict the Moor, the church was moved to its present site, having purchased the building from St. John’s A. M. E. church. It is interesting to note that the first turkey din Continued on Page 2 Col 3 Coop Will Honor Mrs. E. Roosevelt NEW YORK. (ANP). Mrs. Elea nor Roosevelt will receive the first annual Cooperation award from the Negro-owned and operated Cooperative Enterprises, Inc., at Founders’ day ceremonies of the organization in Hunter college auditorium here Oct. 1. The award is in recognition of Mrs. Roose velt’s contributions to the coopera tive movement. The celebration is being held in honor of the Rev. James H. Rob inson, pastor of the Church of the Master, who founded the co-op venture in January, 1946. The co-op operates a small grocery store which sells staple goods, frozen foods and fresh vegetables at market prices. In so doing, it saves the community thousands of dollars annually on food costs and has the effect of keeping prices, down in competi tive small neighborhood stores which would otherwise overcharge buyers. The store is manned by five employes. The organization also aids the community through con tributions to the Morningside Community center, an interracial social agency with a center serving neighborhood children throughout the city area. NAACP Charters New Branches NEW YORK. (ANP). Twelve new NAACP branches, eight youth councils and two college chapters, were chartered last week by the organization’s board of directors. New branches are St. George, Barnwell County, and Hardee ville, S. C.; Thornton Township, 111.; Prince Edward County and Accomac County, Va.; Tracy, Barstow, and Fresno, Calif.; Alle gan, Mich.; Mansfield, Tex., and Washington Parish, La. The youth councils newly char tered include Canadian County, Okl.; Trussville, Ala.; Anderson, S. C.; Kalamazoo, Mich.; No. Ri viera Beach, Fla.; “Junior” Youth of Brooklyn, N. Y.; Johnstown, Penn., and Evanston, 111. A col lege chapter was chartered at Cheyenne State Teachers college, Cheyney, Penn., and one at Miles Memorial college, Birmingham. L. of Delaware Admits First Nee^ro Students NEWARK, Del. (ANP). The university has admitted its first Negro students. They are Nor man Ross, Wilmington; Homer Minus, Felton, and Miss Cora L. Watson, Newark. 1 Minus and Ross were plaintiffs Woman Enrolled At Missouri U. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (ANP). The University of Mis souri has enrolled its first Negro woman in the person of Mrs. Hazel McDaniel-Teabeau, as sociate professor of English and speech at Lincoln university. Mrs. Teabeau, on sabbatical leave from Lincoln, will be seek ing a Ph.D. in speech and dra matics at the white school. The university was forced to accept Negro students through a recent court decision. At the university, located in Columbia, Mo., Mrs. Teabeau will live in a women’s dormitory on campus with the white stu dents. Born in Fort Smith, Ark., Mrs. Teabeau grew up in McAlester, Okl. She received her A.B. from the University of Kansas, her M.A. from the University of Chi cago in 1944, and has done sum mer graduate work at the Uni versity of Illinois. Her teaching career has taken her to public schools in Tulsa, OKT., Vashon and Sumner high schools in St. Louis, Wilberforce ! university, and Lincoln since 1938. In her professional life, Mrs. Teabeau has achieved a num ber of good positions in writing. She is former associate editor of the Interracial Review, a Catholic monthly publication. For the past four years she has edited the Building a Better State, official bulletin of the Mis souri Association for Social Wel fare with headquarters in Jef ferson City. She is also chairman of the editorial board and a member of the state board Group Praised, But Rumored To Break Up 24tli Regiment DR. F. D. JORDAN LOS ANGELES, Calif. (ANP). Dr. Frederick D. Jordan, one of the top coast AME pastors, has been removed from the historic First African Methodist Episcopal church at Eighth and Towne. He will now pastor at Ward Chapel at 1225 E. 25th St. This transfer made by Bishop D. O. Walker ends ten years of serv ice by Rev. Mr. Jordan at the historic First AME. Council Protests Refinest for Appeal WASHINGTON. (ANP). The American Council on Human Rights this week registered a pro test against the joint resolution introduced in the house of repre sentatives by Congressman Sam Hobbs (d., Ala.) asking for a re peal of the 14th amendment to the constitution. Elmer W. Henderson, director of the ACHR, stated that Represena tive Hobb’s resolution is “an in dication of the desperate tactics being indulged in by the Dixie crats to frustrate the supreme court decisions upholding equality under the CQnstitution.” Congressman Hobbs appeared before the U.S. supreme court last spring in opposition to the Hen derson Dining Car case, stating that God had decreed the races must eat separately. Mr. Hobbs’ office, however, in dicated that this resolution intro duced by the Alabamian last Tuesday had nothing to do with the supreme court’s decision on the abolution of segregation in some public places, as the con gressman had introduced the same resolution two years ago. The 14 th amendment clearly states among other things that “no state shall make or enforce any la v which shall abridge the priv ileges of immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, aor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of *’ laws.” This amendment was pro claimed on July 28, 1866, and rati fied by 23 northern states; re jected by Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland and ten southern states and not acted on by California. The ten southern state subse quently ratified it. in the court case which ended with an order to the university to admit Negroes. By David Harmon WITH THE 24TH INFANTRY REGIMENT IN KOREA. (ANP). If the rumors going the rounds both here and in Washington, D. C., are indicative of the future prospects of the crack veteran 24th Infantry regiment, the unit will cease to be a combat component of the army—that is, as far as its all-Negro designation is concerned. Fo rd ha m H i res Faculty Member NEW YORK. (ANP). Fordham university, one of the nation’s largest Catholic colleges, last week hired its first Negro faculty member. He is Dennis Glennan Baron, 24, a Fordham alumnus and also the owner of a master’s degree from Columbia university. He formerly worked as a registered representative of Bache and Com pany, a Wall street investment firm. Father Laurence McGinley, president of the university, an nounced his appointment. Learn ing of his new job, Baron said: “Every man in this country has a chance if he has the will and ability to take advantage of that chance. I’ve always wanted to teach and I discussed my hopes with Father McGinley. “I believe in education because dictators* fatten on ignorance. I They breed dissension and racial | and religious antagonism. Certain i | groups from time immemorial have exploited even their own brothers. Keeping people in ig norance is what brings about dic tatorships.” A native of New York, Baron was the son of a father who was a real estate broker in South America and a mother who was a native of Jamaica. During the war he served in the marines. After two years of serv ice he re-entered Fordham from which he was graduated in June, 1948. He majored in economics at Columbia where he earned his master’s in February. Since then he worked for Bache. Baron has two brothers, Laur ence, 20, now attending Delaware State college, and Neivlle, 17, a senior at Cardinal Hayes high. Mary Iiethune Club Has Annual Picnic The Mary Bethune Literary and | Art club held its third annual picnic Sunday afternoon, at Beat rice, Neb., with the Rev. and Mrs. Alfred Newton as hosts. There ! were 31, members and their guests, who motored to Beatrice for the occasion. Tables with beautiful place cards, made by Miss Rosa Robinson, throughout the house were placed and on the lawn. After a delicious fried chicken dinner games were played with Mrs. Jennie R. Edwards re ceiving first prize and Master Paul Clayton Lewis receiving second. Each lady received as a souvenir a note book and a memorandum card. The men were also given a token. The club with its president, Mrs. Nondus Washington presid ing, held its first meeting of the season, Thursday, Sept. 7th. A membership drive was launched during which time members of the ■, club w'ill contact persons who may be interested in the work of the organization. c Here at the front where the proud but bnttle-weary and woe fully under-strengthened unit is still shouldering its part of the battle to push the Korean reds out of the country, the big ques tion is “Will the 24th be broken up?” Back home in the United States, that same question is being tossed around both in Washing ton and throughout the country. What's and who’s behind all these rumors? Why? The situation at the front is perhaps the best indication of what is happening. The valiant and hard fighting 24th has been in continuous action against the enemy for 60 days. Add to this question those of why, what and who is behind all of these rumors. Will the 24th fall prey to the spme undermin ing tactics which was visited upon the 92nd division in Italy during World war II? Talks Goes Around of ‘‘Battle Fatigue” At the Pentagon in Washington, the only answer given is that the 24th may be removed from the front lire because of “battle fatigue.” For a unit to have been on front line action longer than any other in this fracas, this is understandable—if true. After all, human endurance lasts only so long under the ter rific strain which these men have faced. Too, the 24th could not be expected to stand fast against the ever increasing red hordes, when its own ranks are dwindling in numbers with no replacements to fill the gaps. What is the picture at the front? New Commander Praises Group The new commander, Lt. Col. J. T. Corley, who replaced Cham peney, had a different view of the 24th when he assumed the office. He said: “In 60 days of continuou. com bat, you have withstood a rough ness of battle which I did not see in five campaigns in Africa, Sicily and Europe with the First infantry division. “You have held ground against superior odds. You have lived up to the regimental motto, Semper Paratus (Always Ready)! The First U.S. victory in Korea was ours at Yechon. It has been noted in congress— Other units have been unable to accomplish what depleted com panies of the fighting 24th have done.” While the “blockhousers,” as the members of the 24th are called, felt uplifted by the com mander’s statement, there was still an uneasiness, bitterness, and frustrated wondering about what the future course of the 24th will be. They are not alone in wonder ing. Negroes at home who have followed the glorious history of the 24th are also wondering— “Will the famed 24th fade into oblivion under a cloud of dis redit?